Sylvester Stallone bids farewell to Burt Young, his brother-in-law in the “Rocky” movies: “To my dear friend”

Actor Sylvester Stallone said goodbye to his colleague Burt Young, with whom he played Paulie, Rocky Balboa’s brother-in-law for the first time in 1977, in the saga of films that bears his name. The news of the 83-year-old actor’s death came out in the last few hours, after his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser informed the newspaper The New York Times. According to reports, the American actor of Italian descent died at his home in the Californian city of Los Angeles on October 8. You may also like: Actor Burt Young, who gave life to “Paulie”, Rocky Balboa’s brother-in-law in his films, has died”To my dear friend, BURT YOUNG,” Stallone’s official account posted. “You were an amazing man and artist, you will be greatly missed by me and the world… RIP (May you rest in peace),” he lamented. Young is one of the four actors (with Stu Nahan and Tony Burton, along with Stallone, of course) who maintained his participation throughout the six films (from 1977 to 2006) that follow the trajectory of the boxing champion, who was acclaimed by audiences for being a story of overcoming and with action scenes that became emblematic in American cinema. You may also like: Sylvester Stallone confirmed that he will not participate in “Creed III”The saga would continue later with “Creed”, the story of Apollo Creed’s son, Rocky’s iconic opponent, Adonis, played by Michael B. Jordan over the course of three films, and who even directed the last of the trilogy. As for Stallone, he continues to focus on projects where he tells something of his life on screen, in this case it is the documentary “The Stallone Family”, which follows his clan, and is available to watch on Paramount+.

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